Local Motors

I’ve been listening to lots of audio books as I drive around in the sweltering heat of June in Texas this summer. My favorites are the Dark Tower series.…

Local Motors is a custom automaker that builds not only the outlandish Rally Fighter but also famously printed a car on a 3D printer. Following on the heels of their contest to design a lightweight sports car, the company just launched a new contest in concert with the U.S.…

Local Motors, a company that not only builds the off-road Rally Fighter but also printed a car using a giant 3D printer just unveiled the three winners of its challenge to help the company design its next vehicle, a a high-performance, street-legal track car.…

Local Motors has made good on its promise to create a car using 3D printing technology. At the International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago, Local Motors built the futuristic-looking Strati, a car designed by Michele Anoe that was chosen from a number of user-submitted designs in a Local Motors design contest.…

Local Motors, a car company that makes the crazy off-road Rally Fighter and also seems really good at creating other unique vehicles like their upcoming 3D-printed car, has announced a challenge to help them design a new sports car platform.…

A few months back, we mentioned that Local Motors was working on a 3D-printed car. As part of the project, the crowdsourced car maker accepted user-submitted designs, and has now selected the winning concept.…

Local Motors is known for building unique and highly capable off-road vehicles. As it turns out, they’re also known for pushing the limits of manufacturing, building one Rally Fighter in just five days at the at the International Manufacturing Technology Show and they are planning to 3D print and assemble another Rally Fighter at the 2014 IMTS.…

Local Motors has announced a first in the automotive world: it will build a 3D-printed production vehicle and deliver it to the first customer live at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2014 in Chicago in September 2014.…